Founded in Geneva and now headquartered in Austin, Texas, Sonar has a global team working across offices and hubs, including Silicon Valley, London, Bochum, Barcelona, Singapore, Tokyo, and the Washington, D.C. area. At Sonar, we’re enabling enterprises to build agentic software factories that can move quickly while maintaining the control, consistency and evidence required to ship with confidence.
We are looking for an experienced Identity & Access Management (IAM) Engineer to design, build, and operate the identity platforms that secure access to our applications, infrastructure, and data. You will own the technical direction of our IAM ecosystem, including authentication, authorization, lifecycle management, and privileged access. You will work with security, IT, engineering, and compliance teams to deliver a secure, scalable, and user-friendly access experience aligned with Zero Trust principles.
What you will do
Design, implement, and maintain enterprise IAM solutions, including SSO, MFA, federation, and directory services.
Architect and manage identity lifecycle processes (joiner/mover/leaver), automating provisioning and deprovisioning across SaaS, cloud, and on-prem systems.
Implement and operate Privileged Access Management (PAM), including vaulting, session management, and just-in-time access.
Lead Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) initiatives such as access reviews, certifications, role-based access control (RBAC), and segregation-of-duties controls.
Integrate applications with the identity platform using SAML, OIDC, OAuth 2.0, SCIM, and LDAP.
Develop automation and tooling (APIs, scripts, CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code) to reduce manual identity operations.
Secure cloud identity and access across AWS, Azure, and/or GCP, including IAM policies, workload identity, and service accounts.
Define and enforce authentication and authorization standards, policies, and best practices.
Monitor identity-related threats and support detection and response for account compromise, credential abuse, and privilege escalation.
Experience and qualifications
6 to 15 years of experience in IAM, security engineering, or a related field.
Hands-on experience with at least one major IAM platform such as Okta, Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), Ping Identity, ForgeRock, SailPoint, or CyberArk.
Strong knowledge of identity protocols and standards: SAML 2.0, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, SCIM, LDAP, and Kerberos.
Experience with Active Directory and directory services architecture.
Proficiency in at least one scripting or programming language (Python, PowerShell, Go, Java, or JavaScript).
Solid understanding of cloud IAM models (AWS IAM, Azure RBAC, GCP IAM).
Experience with MFA, passwordless, and conditional or risk-based access.
Familiarity with Zero Trust, least privilege, and defense-in-depth principles.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
At Sonar, we believe that our diversity is our strength. We are a global company that values and respects different backgrounds, perspectives, and cultures. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment where everyone feels valued and empowered to contribute their best. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and welcome all qualified applicants, regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
If you need any accommodation, please reach out to us at [email protected].
All offers of employment at Sonar are contingent upon the results of a comprehensive background check and reference verification conducted before the start date.
Applications that are submitted through agencies or third party recruiters will not be considered.
Skills Required
- 6 to 15 years of experience in IAM, security engineering, or a related field
- Hands-on experience with at least one major IAM platform, such as Okta, Microsoft Entra ID, Ping Identity, ForgeRock, SailPoint, or CyberArk
- Strong knowledge of SAML 2.0, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, SCIM, LDAP, and Kerberos
- Experience with Active Directory and directory services architecture
- Proficiency in at least one of Python, PowerShell, Go, Java, or JavaScript
- Understanding of AWS IAM, Azure RBAC, and GCP IAM models
- Experience with MFA, passwordless authentication, and conditional or risk-based access
- Familiarity with Zero Trust, least privilege, and defense-in-depth principles
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
- Willingness to be based in Geneva
What We Do
Sonar provides the essential verification layer for the AI-driven development era, ensuring all code—whether human-written or AI-generated—is code you can trust. Today, AI coding tools are generating explosive volumes of code. This has created an "engineering productivity paradox" : faster code writing doesn't automatically lead to faster, safer software delivery. The new bottleneck is verification. Sonar solves this. Integrating code quality and code security into a single platform (SonarQube), Sonar is the foundation for high performance software engineering, analyzing over 750 billion lines of code daily to ensure applications are secure, reliable, and maintainable. As an independent verification platform, Sonar enables organizations to securely develop at the speed of AI. We are driven by a deep belief in our people, a commitment to excellence, and an unwavering dedication to delivery. We operate as a united group where our collective success is the sum of each individual's contributions. Our company culture is driven by the values of CODE: Committed, Obsessed, Deliberate & Effective. This mindset reflects our culture of creativity, collaboration, and pride in the work we do. Rooted in the open source community, Sonar’s solutions support over 35 programming languages, frameworks, and infrastructure technologies. Today, Sonar is used by 7M+ developers worldwide, including ServiceNow, Booking.com, Deutsche Bank, AstraZeneca, and Ford Motor Company. Sonar is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland with additional offices in Austin, Texas; Bochum, Germany; London, Singapore, and Tokyo. The company is rapidly growing with over 800 employees! Join us in our mission to solve the trillion-dollar challenge of bad code!
Why Work With Us
We are a product-first company, with a people-first culture. Every employee has the opportunity to grow and learn. We promote from within, provide regular feedback and professional development opportunities, value the right to fail along with respect and kindness and work with team members to achieve their full potential.
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Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
At Sonar, we require employees to come into the office 3 days/week.



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